Startup Canada Podcast: Canada’s AI pioneer Eli Fathi

Eli Fathi is the CEO of MindBridge AI — a company that uses advanced solutions based on human-centric AI, machine learning, and big data to help identify and eliminate financial crimes.

“I was bitten by the bug of entrepreneurship. Because you care, you are going to work that much harder to make sure you are successful.”

Fathi is the winner of the 2016 Startup Canada Senior Entrepreneur Award. A serial entrepreneur who has established himself one of Canada’s most notable entrepreneurs, Fathi has built, scaled, and exited many great companies in the National Capital Region.

Fathi’s companies currently employ over 300 people and have generated over $500 million in revenues since their inception – including FluidReview, which was acquired by Surveymonkey. In today’s interview, we’ll learn the story behind a leading champion and enabler of Canada’s entrepreneurship community.

The Startup Canada Podcast Show is a production of Startup Canada, a grassroots, entrepreneur-led movement to bring together, celebrate, and give a voice to Canada’s entrepreneurship community. On the podcast, award-winning entrepreneur host Rivers Corbett speaks with the movers and shakers of Canada’s entrepreneurship community to give a glimpse into the future of business, and share insights on everything from social innovation to the future of work, investing, and why we need to think bigger to take our businesses global. Join Rivers Corbett for new episodes every Tuesday airing at 10 AM ET for lessons, trends, and opportunities in entrepreneurship from Vancouver to Fredericton; and Israel to Peru.

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